Nearly identical to brother company Gumdrop Cases' Surf Convertible -- a direct clone of Apple's official iPad Case -- Hard Candy Cases' ($45) Candy Convertible is a flip-style case that converts into video and keyboard typing stand positions by flipping its front lid backwards. Made from "faux nubuck" -- microsuede in your choice of black or red -- the only major differences are the silver Hard Candy logos on the front and back, and the addition of a tiny business card pocket inside the front lid.

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This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.